Weighing the waste

Bin bags. Great eh?

Anyway, since D is turning into a bit of a sad bastard and has far too much time on his hands, he's taken to weighing the waste we put out for collection.

The pink sack is full of waste for recycling and the black bags are for landfill.

Milton Keynes Councilare trying their utmost to cut down on waste for landfill due to the Government slapping a fine of £150 per tonne of landfill waste over a certain set limit. Whether the Government have taken into consideration the fact that Milton Keynes is expanding rapidly and adjusted the limits accordingly is another matter. They don't provide funding for the Council on up to dte population figures so it's unlikely.

The all important figures:

Recycling 3.2 kg
Landfill 6.7 kg

Waste that we put out for composting probably amounts, at the lower estimate, to 1.5 kg.

Not bad, but could be better.